Port Royal (Händler der Karibik)

I love this game! I wont write a detailed review as there are plenty out there, but I will say this is great if you are looking for a quick to learn, quick to play, game that works great with 2 players as much as it does 5. There are only cards, so no pieces to worry about losing. The double sided cards work great and are a nice feature. This is a small box and travels really well - I took it round Italy and we played in various bars and accommodation. It can take up a small amount of space on the table so great for any occasion.The price is super cheap and no cheaper elsewhere. Even our American cousins can't get it cheaper over there (in fact it's more expensive) so grab this bargain while you can!

My husband and I play a lot of euro style games, many of which take quite a while to play and I have had my eye on this card game for quite some time as a quick, portable game that we can take away with us. We got straight in to it and after one game we were hooked, wanting to play several more times in a row. It's a push your luck game where you are weighing up options of gaining coins and hiring assistants to gain more victory points, so there's room for a bit of strategy. It's a lovely easy to grasp concept that we look forward to introducing to our gaming and non-gaming friends.

I boight this game as a gift for a friend who loves games. We played a few times just the two of us and it was a nice surprise.When you read the instructions, it looks very confused, we had to see a video on youtube to clarify the rules.It's easier than it looks to play, in the second game we were both aware of some possible strategies.Definetely we will play again, and we want to try it with more players to see how it is.Be careful when you are playing, if you are too greedy, you can loose your turn!The only bad point I see about it, is the system to win or loose.

This is a great game for 3-5 people (2 is OK, have played with 6).It's fun, compact, easy to learn and feels quick because there's no attention gaps, you get a chance to act in everyone else's go. We play it a lot and this is a second set for son to take to uni.It appeals to regular gamers and not-really gamers alike.It's worth ditching the plastic tray (for space) and sleeving the cards (2 5/8ths x 3 5/8ths inch sleeves).Port Royal is a push your luck game; you can take "ships" to give you money or buy the crew / assets you need a) get your victory points and/or b) give you playing advantages. And other players pay you commission for your leftover cards. But turn over two ships the same colour and you blow your turn. First to 12 victory points including an expedition wins.

Wow. I brought this as a little filler game for playing with some of my gamer friends and it has now become a office staple (I work in a geeky office). Easy to teach and once you've got the hang of it easy and quite quick to play (although I've had a game hit the 45minute mark). Seems best with 4 players I wouldn't bother with less than 3. My only niggle is the box is kinda big for the game which is about the size of a deck of cards.Excellent push your luck style game play. definitely worth the low price.

I love this game, especially because you can play with 2 people. It comes from Germany but does contain English rules.Once you know how to play it is great fun. It's incredibly transportable. That said, you do need a larger surface area to play on. Your cards do get spread out.You can also purchase an expansion pack which makes it more interesting as you become more skilled. I would say it's a good mix of strategy and luck. It's not at a strategic level of RIsk, but it's also not at a luck level of Skip-BO.

Such a simple and clever push your luck game where you trade with ships to earn money and the hire people to earn victory points. You get German and English rules seperate booklets and cards also have both languages on making it easy to play. Cards are double sided allowing them to be used as coins but I got some 3rd party plastic Dubloons which makes the experience great!

Very enjoyable. Many of the cards give you certain abilities which allow you to pursue a particular strategy. You can try to complete the missions but you don't necessarily need to in order to win. I like that even when one person is the active player, everyone may be able to participate, so there doesn't feel like a lot of downtime. The tax increase events keep everyone from hoarding gold and often throw a bit of gold to whomever's in last place at the time, which helps avoid runaway wins. I've never played the game that this one is based on (Händler der Karibik) but overall I have to say this incarnation of it is a winner.

Preso in un negozio specializzato, dopo aver letto e visto recensioni, a 9,90 €. Il gioco è un filler che si attesta sui 15-20 min a giocatore, semplice ma non banale. L'ambientazione piratesca e i disegni delle carte lo rendono gradevole alla vista. Nella scatola divisa in due scomparti troverete le 120 carte e 2 regolamenti in inglese e tedesco, se cercate il regolamento in italiano lo trovate facilmente nel web. La meccanica è quella del "push your luck". Consiste nel pescare carte e posizionarle sul tavolo (che chiameremo "porto"), fino a quando non decidiamo di fermarci ma attenzione 2 navi dello stesso colore eliminano tutta la mano di carte e si passa al giocatore successivo! Per diventare il più grande spedizioniere dei caraibi bisogna saper investire e calcolare i rischi! La pescata più o meno fortunosa può essere in parte mitigata dai personaggi che nel corso del gioco compreremo e utilizzeremo per il nostro scopo. Un minimo di strategia si può fare, ricordatevi che le carte che noi scopriamo possono essere prese anche dagli altri giocatori. Bisogna sempre guardare le mani degli altri giocatori e fare la scelta migliore. I personaggi sono tanti (ammiraglio, governatore, giullare, coloni ecc.) e hanno poteri diversi, alcuni ci serviranno per compiere le spedizioni (carte con più punti vittoria). Le navi hanno 5 colori differenti e saranno utili per commerciare, fanno guadagnare le monete d'oro. Ogni carta nave ha un valore in monete descritto nella parte superiore. Vince chi raggiunge per primo 12 punti vittoria! In alternativa si può vincere, come da regolamento, raggiungendo 12 punti vittoria con almeno una spedizione. Con 10€ ti porti a casa un bel gioco da poter proporre a tutti. Consigliato!

ce jeu de carte est vraiment très sympa, on est fan et on recommande ce petit jeu allemand ! devenez un pirate :)

So much fun! Recommended for anyone playing 2-6 player. Different amounts of people change how you play the game for sure in this one which makes things interesting!

Excellent little cardgame that has surprising depth!

Das Wichtigste zuerst..Klare Kaufempfehlung :-)Wir spielen regelmäßig unter anderem die großen, bekannten Brettspiele. Einige von uns sind so "dolle" dass sie zur Spielemesse in Essen Urlaub haben und mehrere Tage dort verbringen..Dieses Spiel war ein Mitbringsel einer dieser "Spielverrückten".. für unter 10 Euro und mal eben zum Spielen..Port Royal gibts schon länger und war unter einem anderen Namen erhältlich. Nun heißt es eben Port Royal und hört sich mal richtig karibisch an..Spielzielhier die meisten Siedepunkte zu ergattern. Es handelt sich nicht um ein Kooperationsspiel..Wie komme ich zum ZielNun, es gilt gegen Piraten zu bestehen, das Boot mit bestimmten, je nach Spielablauf wichtigen Charakteren zu beladen und Aufträge zu erfüllen.Der oder diejenige, der/die zwölf oder mehr Siegpunkte erreicht löst eine letzte Spielrunde aus. Dann ist jeder andere nochmal dran und dann das Spiel und es wird der höchste Siegpunktestand ermittelt.Zu Spielbeginn bekommt jeder drei Karten, die Gold darstellen, gekennzeichnet durch eine Münze auf der Rückseite. Nacheinander zieht man Karten vom Stapel, bis man keine Karten mehr aufdecken möchte. Aber Vorsicht: deckt man zwei gleiche Schiffskarten auf, ist der Zug zu Ende, man bekommt kein Geld und darf keine Karte kaufen. Der nächst ist dran.. man hat faktisch die Popokarte gezogen :-)Im Spiel sindAufträge - werden erstmal beiseite gelegt und können nach dem Erfüllen der Bedingungen, ausgeführt werdenCharaktere - einmal bringen die Siedepunkte oder aber sind eben die Voraussetzungen zum Erfüllen der Aufträge. Durch manche Charaktere erhält man Zusatzfunktioneren, die interessant sind und nach denen man sich schon eine gewisse Tatik zurücklegen kann.Schiffe - durch diese Karte bekommt man je nach Schiff 2-4 GoldSteuerjahr - Der Fiskus spielt mit und wer gleich oder mehr als 12 Gold hat, muss die Hälfte abgebenBeim Aufdecken von zwei gleichen Schiffen ist der Zug eigentlich zu Ende, aber durch bestimmte Charaktere kann man sich Stärke erwerben und den "Angriff" abwehren.Gold bekommt man durch die Schiffe, mit Goldmünzen, die man aufdeckt und nehmen kann. Durch Glück kann man hier aber auch mehr bekommen, denn wenn vier verschiedene Schiffe gezogen wurden, darf man zwei Karten nehmen.Neben etwas Taktik ist aber der Glücksfaktor schon eher mitentscheidend. Daher macht es Sinn, erst mal langsam aufzudecken und nicht zu hoch zu pokern.. es sei denn, man hat einen Gustav Gans Charakter :-)Gold zu besorgen ist am Anfang immer gut und dann nach und nach sinnvolle Charaktere je nach Spielverlauf kaufen.meine Meinung:ein relativ leicht zu erlernendes Spiel, welches ich zu den kurzweiligeren Spielen rechne. Es sind keine taktischen Diskussionen zu führen, jede Karte kann einem alles versauen, aber es macht einfach Spaß und ist schnell weg zu spielen..Die Spielausstattung ist Standard. Nichts ergonomisch oder haitisch wirklich anspruchsvolles, ein recht günstiges, nett gestaltetes Spiel für einen wirklich guten Preis.Spieldauer unterschiedlich, nach einigen Malen spielen kann als Schnitt vielleicht 30 Minuten genannt werden. Es ist ab zwei Spieler spielbar.